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Friday, June 18, 2010
CASE Curriculum: Mirror Activity
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(I just had to add a Picasso image here:-) PVB
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Honestly, I thought this activity was going to be a disaster with boys but mine really got into it. I found that most of them were pretty confident according to their lists :) I don't necessarily think it is one that "helped" them but then again...they were in front of their peers so who really knows. It may have been nothing for one child and the greatest thing in the world for another.
ReplyDeleteI feel that this was a very beneficial activity. I think that it is important for students to be able to identify good qualities in themselves. Most of the girls were giggling because they felt it was silly but more than half of them said it made them feel good.
ReplyDeleteThe mirror activity was hard form my boys as well. They acted silly. However, I as mentioned to Mr. Lewis today. I really think that a male with the boys is the key.
ReplyDeleteYes, I do believe the mirror activity helped the students. Some students weren't as confident as ours to write down nice comments about themselves and look in the mirror while I was speaking out the nice comments. This activity gave those students a chance to actually sit down and think about the "good" things they have on the outside and inside. This activity helped build their confidence and attitude. I do believe this activity would be great for the curriculum.
ReplyDeleteInitially, I thought this activity was going to be a disaster because my girls started the program off being terribly mean to one another. I thought this would just make them make fun of each other more. However, one of my teachable moments presented itself, and we had a little "come to Jesus" meeting before we started that lesson. It was the first time that I called their behavior out as a group, and let them know that it simply was not okay. After they got over the initial shock of me raising my voice, they really seemed to listen. I was just tired of seeing girls walk into my room crying. All that to say, it worked out perfectly. I told the girls to show the kind of respect they want to receive. It was incredible to watch their change of tone, and actually see them support one another. The actual activity itself confirmed many thoughts I already had about students. So, yes! I think it is a great activity, and it helps build security in the girls and community in your classroom!
ReplyDeleteThis activity helped me to learn a lot about my students and should be included in the curriculum. I learned what my group of girls really thought about themselves. Some of my girls were really confident and proud of who they were, some of them couldn't think of anything nice to write about themselves, and some of them didn't like who they were and wrote some of the negative things as well a positive things they thought about themselves. I feel that the mirror activity helped most of the girls and that most of them were shy about looking in the mirror in front of the other girls. I feel that this activity helped them to really see the positive things that they know and have heard about themselves and that everytime they look in the mirror, this is the great person they see.
ReplyDeleteI believe the mirror activity was a benifical activity. My students didn't seem into the activity and were embarassed to share. However I was able to discover things about my students from the activity. More than one of my girls considers fighting an admirable quality. I also discovered many of my girls just focus on the physical when describing characteristics about themselves.
ReplyDeleteI see the potential that the mirror activity has. I think it should be kept in the curriculum. during this activity I learned that my boys were very confident in themselves and were not afraid to express it. It was fun and was another way for us to learn about one another. Kyndal Coleman
ReplyDeleteThis activity should definitely be kept in the curriculum. I was very inspired by seeing some of the boys look at themselves and being proud of themselves and who they are. Although there was certainly some laughing and silliness, which can only be expected, I thought it was a great activity. I really do love all the students there and continue to be impressed with them, and I think these activities only help the students realize their gifts and attributes and contributes to them being proud of who they are. As far as what I learned about the students, I did not learn too many specifics. What I did learn, however, is that though boys often want people to think they are too cool for such activities, each of them enjoyed the mirror activity.
ReplyDeleteI know that this activity should definitely be kept in this curriculum. I learned so much about my boys. I understood why they were bullying certain people. For example, some of my dark boys did not care for the lighter boys is because they were dark. Some of the students did not like their skin color. It took me more than a few minutes to get the boys to pull out the postive things about themselves. Once, I made them look in the mirror and I repeated what they had on their sheets, they were smiling! The boys were really happy. As a matter of fact, I did not get done doing all of the boys. The ones that did not get a chance to go wanted me to do them before they went home, but I did not have time. I enjoyed this activity and so did the boys.
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